hey 313
here is some info on the futuresonic festival in manchester, uk. if any
of you have an event in the EVNT Showcase (or if you just want to come
along) please do get some of the free wrist bands before they go,
details below.
cheers
drew
FUTURESONIC 2005
9 years of international electronic music and media arts
22-24 July 2005
ROBERT LIPPOK (world premiere)
A GUY CALLED GERALD
7pm, Sat 23 July
The Bridgewater Hall
Plus artist discussion and free music in the foyer.
SUSANNA AND THE MAGICAL ORCHESTRA
JAMIE LIDELL + visuals by PABLO FIASCO
7pm, Sun 24 July
The Bridgewater Hall
Plus artist discussion and free music in the foyer.
PLUS
EVNT SHOWCASE
A free urban weekender of more than 30 events across Manchester's
creative hub - the Northern Quarter - featuring one-off collaborations,
live acts, VJ wizardry, bleeps and drones, freaked-out folk, laptop
illusion and electro-punk cabaret. The EVNT Showcase is a new strand of
the Futuresonic festival showcasing new and adventurous events,
featuring some of Manchester's finest labels and club nights alongside
international artists visiting the city for the first time.
http://www.futuresonic.com/evnt
LOW GRADE
A showcase of artists who use obsolete technology to make music and
blow minds: live dot matrix pop from Tree Wave (Dallas, Texas);
Bodenstandig 2000, Germany's masters of 8-bit rave cabaret; Alexei
Shulgin, the father of cyberpunk (Moscow); LoVid (New York) plus
installations, artist talks and knitting workshops.
http://www.futuresonic.com/lowgrade
TEL. 0161 907 9000 OR HTTP://WWW.FUTURESONIC.COM
The Bridgewater Hall events 15 GBP or 13.50 GBP with free Futuresonic
Wrist Band
FUTURESONIC WRIST BAND
Free access to all Low Grade and EVNT Showcase events with free
Futuresonic Wrist Band available via www.futuresonic.com, or in person
from The Bridgewater Hall, Cord, Piccadilly Records, Fat City Records,
Kro Bar and Kro2.
WHERE THE...?
The Bridgewater Hall
and venues across
Manchester's Northern Quarter
FULL FESTIVAL LISTINGS
http://www.futuresonic.com
Futuresonic 2005 is presented by Futuresonic and The Bridgewater Hall
